Stephen John Stewart (born 7 March 1978) is an Australian former national representative

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, a national champion, dual Olympian and an Olympic medal winner. Stewart Brothers Bronze medallists, Athens Olympics

Rowing brothers

Stephen's older twin brothers

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and Geoff Stewart were three-time Olympians (1996, 2000, 2004) and each won two Olympic bronze medals. The trio of brothers became the first to represent Australia in rowing at the same Olympics when they all rowed together at

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to a bronze medal in the men's eight. The brothers were all educated at

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(1984–1991), and took up rowing coached by Olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan and deputy headmaster Robert Buntine.

Club and state rowing

Stephan Stewart's senior club rowing was from the

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on Sydney's

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. Stewart's first state representative selection for New South Wales came in 2001 in the men's senior eight who contested the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the

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From 2001 to 2004 and in 2008 he rowed in New South Wales men's senior eights competing for the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. He stroked the 2003, 2004 and 2008 eight and saw King's Cup victories in 2004 and 2008.2004 Interstate Regatta
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International representative rowing

Stewart made his Australian representative debut in 1995 aged eighteen, competing at the

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in Groningen in the men's eight who finished in eighth place.S Stewart at World Rowing
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in Poznan at which the Australian squad was negatively affected by food poisoning. Stewart was selected in the eight which was unable to move past the heat stage due to the effects of illness on the crew, but Stewart moved into the coxless four who were able to win the silver medal. His next representative appearance was in 2000 and again at the

in a coxless four which won the silver medal. He also competed at a World Rowing Cup in Lucerne that year. In 2001 he was selected in to stroke the Australian men's eight. He raced at the World Rowing Cup IV in Munich and then at the

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where they missed the A final and placed seventh overall. Then in 2003 at the World Championships in Milan he stroked the Australian coxless four to a fourth-place finish. In time for the

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Stephen was back in the stroke seat of the Australian men's eight with his brothers Geoff and James at four and five. They raced well to a bronze medal. In the next Olympiad Steve Stewart didn't represent internationally at any World Championships or World Cups until his 2008 selection to again stroke the 2008 Australian men's eight. The eight competed at two World Rowing Cups in Europe before rowing at the

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to a sixth place in the final. It was Stephen Stewart's last Australian representative appearance.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Stephen 1978 births Living people Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia People educated at Newington College Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales